2026 Best Value Developmental & Child Psychology Schools in New Jersey
[Developmental & Child Psychology](/majors/psychology/child-development-psychology/developmental-and-child-psychology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for developmental & child psychology students.
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2026 Best Value Developmental & Child Psychology Schools in New Jersey
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the developmental & child psychology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Developmental & Child Psychology Schools
For return on investment in developmental & child psychology, no school beat Montclair State University this year. Set in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State University is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,912, while out-of-state students pay about $26,022. Students borrow a median of $25,286 to complete the developmental & child psychology program here. Early-career developmental & child psychology graduates make about $44,369. Set against $25,286 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 88% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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